In the Interest of J.A. and G.A., Children v. the State of Texas

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• holding that defendants’ repeated assertions of their speedy trial right had been contradicted by their filing of multiple frivolous petitions and unsuccessful motions before trial
• concluding that only the actual restraints imposed by arrest engage the protections of the sixth amendment
• holding that any inherent prejudice in any extended delay is not enough by itself tb justify the dismissal of an indictment
• holding that the possibility of prejudice is insufficient to establish a violation of speedy trial rights
• holding that defendants’ repeated assertions of their speedy trial right had been contradicted by their filing of mul- tiple frivolous petitions and unsuccessful motions before trial
• holding that period after dismissal of indictment, during which defendant was not under indictment, incarcerated, or subject to substantial restrictions on liberty, did not count toward Speedy Trial Clause claim

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